Lot #28: Large Lot of Books - Tolkien Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Boxed Set, Star Wars Empire Strikes Back

Large lot of books. Centerpiece: a vintage Ballantine paperback boxed set of J. R. R. Tolkien in its gold slipcase - "The Hobbit," "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King" (set shows age and water staining, as pictured). Also: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" novelization by Donald F. Glut (hardcover, dust jacket worn and torn); four National Geographic Nature Library volumes - Insects, Desert, Sky and Plants; "The Black Rose" by Thomas B. Costain (Doubleday, Doran, 1945; some water staining at page edges, sold as-is); "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert (The Modern Library, translated by Francis Steegmuller; worn cloth binding); "The Last Hope" by Henry Seton Merriman (T. Nelson & Sons, illustrated edition with frontispiece); "Toulouse-Lautrec: A Life" by Julia Frey; "The Book of Drinking" by John Doxat; cookbooks - Better Homes and Gardens "Toaster Oven Cook Book," "Food & Wine" 1995 annual, "Cooking with the New American Chefs" by Ellen Brown, "The Best of Gourmet" 1993 edition, and a vintage illustrated American cookbook; "The Bold and the Beautiful: A Tenth Anniversary Celebration" by Robert Waldron; and a Reader's Digest Condensed Books volume (1996: The Apocalypse Watch, The Horse Whisperer, A Place Called Freedom). Mixed vintage condition with shelf and age wear, as pictured. Local pickup only, per auction terms. Pickup category timeslot {A}